ROCKVILLE - The state dismissed all charges against a Damascus family charged with assaulting police officers and hosting an underage drinking party after a circuit court judge tossed out most of the evidence from police, saying they violated the family’s fourth amendment rights.

ROCKVILLE – In a move some court watchers say could have far-reaching repercussions for the Montgomery County Police, Circuit Court Judge Steven Salant threw out the evidence obtained in a raid on a Damascus home in January and said the police had violated a local family’s civil rights.